Matt Thornton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-6, 235lb (198cm, 106kg)

Born: September 15, 1976 in Three Rivers, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centreville HS (Centreville, MI) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI).

High School: Centreville HS (Centreville, MI)

School: Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)

Debut: June 27, 2004 (Age 27-286d, 18,483rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 2, 2016 (Age 39-322d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Adam Hubble

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Matthew J. Thornton

Nicknames: Thorny

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.4

ERA

3.41

748

662.2

642

WHIP

1.275

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2007 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2007 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 4	CHW		CLE	L,7-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 5	CHW		CLE	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4	Apr 7	CHW		MIN	W,3-0		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	6 (1)	Apr 9	CHW	@	OAK	W,4-1		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	9 (2)	Apr 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	12 (2)	Apr 17	CHW		TEX	L,1-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	14 (1)	Apr 19	CHW		TEX	W,6-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	18 (2)	Apr 23	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	19	Apr 24	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	21 (1)	Apr 27	CHW		LAA	W,7-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	24 (2)	May 1	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	27 (2)	May 5	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	28	May 6	CHW	@	LAA	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	29	May 8	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	32 (2)	May 11	CHW		KCR	W,2-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	35 (2)	May 16 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	40 (4)	May 20	CHW	@	CHC	W,10-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	41	May 21	CHW		OAK	W,8-5		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	43 (1)	May 23	CHW		OAK	L,0-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	44	May 25	CHW		TBD	W,5-4		1	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	45	May 27	CHW		TBD	L,5-11		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	48 (2)	May 30	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	51 (2)	Jun 2	CHW	@	TOR	L,3-9		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	53 (1)	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	W,6-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	56 (2)	Jun 7	CHW		NYY	L,3-10		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	60 (3)	Jun 11	CHW	@	PHI	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	62 (1)	Jun 13	CHW	@	PHI	L,4-8		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	65 (2)	Jun 17	CHW	@	PIT	L,7-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	67 (1)	Jun 19	CHW		FLA	L,5-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	69 (1)	Jun 22	CHW		CHC	L,1-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	72 (2)	Jun 25	CHW	@	TBD	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	73	Jun 26	CHW	@	TBD	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	75 (1)	Jun 28	CHW	@	TBD	W,5-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	77 (1)	Jun 30	CHW	@	KCR	W,3-1		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	82 (4)	Jul 5	CHW		BAL	W,11-6	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	84 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	CHW		MIN	L,0-12		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	87 (2)	Jul 12	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	89 (1)	Jul 14	CHW	@	BAL	L,6-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	91 (1)	Jul 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,11-10		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	93 (1)	Jul 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-1		1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
42	94	Jul 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	98 (3)	Jul 23	CHW		DET	L,6-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	100 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	CHW		DET	W,8-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	107 (6)	Aug 1	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	108	Aug 2	CHW	@	NYY	W,13-9		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	110 (1)	Aug 4	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	112 (1)	Aug 7	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	113	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,6-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	115 (1)	Aug 10	CHW		SEA	W,5-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	117 (1)	Aug 12	CHW		SEA	L,0-6		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	120 (2)	Aug 16	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	123 (2)	Aug 19	CHW	@	SEA	L,5-11		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	124	Aug 20	CHW		KCR	W,4-3		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	125	Aug 21	CHW		KCR	W,5-2		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	128 (2)	Aug 24 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-10		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	129	Aug 25	CHW		BOS	L,2-14	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
58	133 (3)	Aug 29	CHW	@	TEX	L,4-5		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	136 (2)	Sep 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	138 (1)	Sep 4	CHW	@	DET	W,3-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	139	Sep 5	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	141 (1)	Sep 7	CHW		MIN	W,11-10		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
63	142	Sep 8	CHW		MIN	W,8-7	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	145 (2)	Sep 11	CHW		CLE	L,3-8		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	149 (3)	Sep 16	CHW		LAA	W,9-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	156 (6)	Sep 23	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-7	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	159 (2)	Sep 27	CHW		KCR	W,10-0		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
68	162 (2)	Sep 30	CHW		DET	L,3-13	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							68gm		56.1	5	8	0	13	2